# Showing multiple dimensions in a sketch

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/showing-multiple-dimensions-in-a-sketch/2339>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [May 6, 2018, 2:59am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/showing-multiple-dimensions-in-a-sketch/2339 "2018-05-06T02:59:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![jhenry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b5a626/32.png) [@jhenry](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/jhenry)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2018, 2:59am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/showing-multiple-dimensions-in-a-sketch/2339/1 "2018-05-06T02:59:21Z")

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Hello all. Newbie here. I have been digesting the tutorials and noticed that the dimensions tutorial shows multiple dimensions on a given sample sketch (length, angle, arc, etc) all at the same time. But when I create a 2D simple sketch, I can only display one dimension at a time.  
What am I missing here?  
Thanks in advance!

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**Author:** ![Istvan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/istvan/32/23668_2.png) [@Istvan](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Istvan)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2018, 3:00am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/showing-multiple-dimensions-in-a-sketch/2339/2 "2018-05-06T03:00:13Z")

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If you lock a dimension, then it will be visible always. Otherwise we only show the dimensions of the selected sketches. To lock a dimension, tap on the label, and enter a value.

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**Author:** ![jhenry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b5a626/32.png) [@jhenry](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/jhenry)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2018, 5:06pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/showing-multiple-dimensions-in-a-sketch/2339/3 "2018-05-07T17:06:27Z")

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Ahhhh…I see. great program!!!